African blackwood  (Dalbergia melanoxylon)

Deciduous: A plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.
Heartwood: The inner layers of wood in a tree that no longer contain living cells or produce sap. Heartwood tends to be darker in colour than the outer ‘sapwood'.
Herbivore: An animal that consumes only vegetable matter.
Inflorescence: The reproductive shoot of a plant, which bears a group or cluster of flowers.
Leaflets: The individual 'leaf-like' parts of a compound leaf.
Sapwood: The living, soft wood between the bark of a tree and its inner, non-living heartwood. This outer layer of wood contains the sap and is generally lighter in colour than the heartwood.

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   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. Milne-Redhead, E. and Polhill, R.M. (1971) Flora of Tropical East Africa: Part 3(1). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
   
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4. Global Trees Campaign (January, 2003)
   http://www.globaltrees.org
   
5. African Blackwood Conservation Project (January, 2003)
   http://www.blackwoodconservation.org
   
6. Natural World (BBC 1992)